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No. 477,754. Patented June 28, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS GREASON, OF NElVARK, NEW JERSEY.

FISHING-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,754, dated June 28, 1892., Application filed August 5, 1891. Sezial No. 401,762. (No model.)

Be it known that I, THOMAS GREASON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark,

in the county of Essex and State of New J ersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing-Reels; and Ido hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and eX- act description of theinvention,such as willenable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fishing-reels, as will be hereinafter fully described; and it consists of certain arrangements and combinations of parts to be finally pointed out in the clauses of the claim, and the primary object of the invention is to pro vide a reel having a line-guide which is of a verysimple construction and which can be readily manipulated, easily guiding the line when'winding it up upon the reel, but which can be disconnected and thrown out of gear while casting the line. v

In'the two sheets of drawings herewith accompanying, in which are employed similar letters of reference to indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views, Figure 1 is a top View of a fishing-reel embodying my invention, clearly illustrating the arrangement of a cylinder in which are out reverse threads or grooves to produce a uniform reciprocating rectilinear motion of a follower servingto properly guide the line in winding up. Fig. 2 is an end view of the reel. Fig. 3 is aview similar to that shown in Fig. 1, with the lineguide in the act of being reversed to more clearly illustrate the manner of how said follower is made to traverse the cylinder from end to end. Fig. 4 is a side view of my improved reel, with the casing containing the gear-operated mechanism represented in vertical section. Figs. 5 and 6 are sections taken on line an in Fig. 3, illustrating the arrangement of the gear mechanism and showing a lever provided with a pinion in its engagement and disengagement, respectively, with a gear oparated by means of the crank for operating the line-guide and throwing the same out of operation. Fig. 7 is an enlarged plates 0 is secured in any desirable manner a casing E, in which is arranged the gearopcrating mechanism. As will be noticed more especially from Figs. 5 and 6, said mechanism consists of a gear 0 arranged upon the end of the journal 0, which projects through the plate 0. Said gear meshes with a second gear '17, attached to a shaft 12', on the opposite end of which is a crank b provided with a handle 19 This arrangement of gearing is for operating the reel, and, as will be evident, may be differently arranged, or a multiple gear may be substituted therefor. Between said lates c and c is 'ournaled a c linder e which is provided with reverse threads or grooves c, and upon the projecting end e of said cylinder, within the casing E, is fastened a suitable gear-wheel 6 through the center of which the end e of the cylinder extends.

Upon this end is a pivoted lever or handle f,

provided with a pinion f, which at all times meshes with the gear-wheel e and can be thrown into and out of gear with a pinion b operated by the shaft 19'. The lever f ex tends down through a slot or opening E, and by means ofthe free end f of the lever said gear or pinion f can be thrown into mesh or out of mesh with the pinion 12 as will be clearly understood from Figs. 5 and 6.

Between the plates 0 and c I have arranged the rod g, upon which slides a sleeve g, pro vided with oppositely-projecting arms g and 9 This constitutes the follower or line-guide, the arm 9 which is pivotally secured to the sleeve g, extending into the reverse threads or grooves e, and the arm g is provided with a loop or eye 9 through which the line passes, as clearly shown in Fig. 4:. Said arm g is pivotally secured to the sleeve g by means of a pin 9 which is fast on said arm g and extends into a hole in said sleeve, serving as gear-wheel b by means of the intermediatelyarranged gearing operates the shaft 0 and the reel, the pinion or gear f to rotate by means of the pinion b on the same shaft with the gear I), and consequently operating the gear e connected with the cylinder 6. Said cyl inder is thus caused to reyolve, thereby producing a uniform reciprocating rectilinear motion ofthe sleeve g on the rod 9, whereby the point of the arm g which projects into; the groove 6, is causedv totraverse the cylinder from end to end. Of course thel0op= or eye on the arm 9 travels in the samedirection and at the same-speed, causing the line to be guided properlyand to be wound.

side by side .upon' the reel, as will be evident; In casting the line said" lever f is pushed toi the left, which throws the gear f out of niesln with the pinion b, and as the result the cyl-; inder edoes not operate and prevents any undue friction which would be objectionable, to the unwinding of the line from the reeL; When the line has been cast and the momen-= tum of the reel ceases, it often happens in; many reels that the resistance ofiered by the displayed line causes the reel to. partly ro-i rate in an opposite direction, whereby the line winds itself in this direction upon the reel and very often causes a serious entanglement. This objection is successfully over-t come in the construction of myimproved reel bythrowing the gear f into mesh with the 1 pinion b when the line has been sufficiently: cast, the extra amount of work necessaryto. he suddenly performed by the rotation of the cylindere and theintermediate gear-prevent ing the backward turning of the reel, as Will= j be understood.

Of course itwill be evident that modifica-g.

tions may be made without departing from the scope of my invention, and the reel may be made of any kind of material, the metal aluminum, owing to its light weight, being preferred. The cylinder 6 may also be surrounded by a suitable cover, if desirable.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a fishing-reel, the combination,\vitl1 the reel and its intermediately-arranged operating mechanism, of a line-guide consisting of .a cylinder e, provided with double-crossed threads or grooves, and afollower g, provided with arms g and 9 said arm q having aloop or eye for the line, and said arm g being pivgoted to said follower, and the pointthereot' ;;being adapted to move backward and foriward onarod g, all of said parts viz., the ree], cylinder e, and rod gbei-ng arranged ibetween' the same plates 0 and 0., substanjtially as and for-thev purposes set forth. .7 2. In a: fishing-reel, in combination, a case 3E, provided with gears. for operating the reel, 1 a shaft 1), projecting .into said case, vand means ;for operating the same, a gear Z2 on said shaft, ja pivoted lever f, provided with-a gear f to be it-hrown into or out of engagement with said .Egear b, and a line-guide consisting of a cylinder e, provided with double-crossed threads, ;a follower g, provided with an arm gipivoted "thereto, the free end of which projects be- :tween said crossed threads, adapted to move backward or forward on a rod and an arm g on said follower, having aloop or eye for ,the line,,all of said partsviz.,,tl1e reel, cylinder e, and rod g-being arranged between the plates 0 and c, substantially'as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set I forth above I have hereunto set my hand-this 130th day of July, 1891.

THOMAS GREASON. WVitnesses:

ARTHUR CREssE, FREDK (3. FRAENTZ-EL. 

